WPE Officer - Prevention

Job Description

Title: WPE Officer - Prevention

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor’s degree in gender, anthropology, social work, political science, statistics, human rights and international law or other related degree.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The Prevention Officer provides support to implement SASA! Together methodology, which is the community mobilization approach which engages communities to prevent IPV and promote gender equity. The role`s responsibility is to ensure support in all aspects of the SASA! Together methodology for community leaders and local activists. will ensure that all activities conducted as part of the WGSS center and WPE Activity follow the guiding principles and the survivor-centered approach to adhere to standard methodologies. This position will receive on-the-job training to fulfill their role.
∎ Job Location: Camp-22
∎ Contract Length: 31 July, 2023 (with possibility of extension)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Highlights of Key Responsibilities
∎ Adhere to and dedicatedly promote the women-, girl- and survivor-centered support approach, and the GBV guiding principles.
∎ Ensure successful implementation of the SASA! Together methodology through support in baseline assessments, and appropriate activity adaption and implementation.
∎ Consult and work with the community to identify their needs, interests, and priorities, and what’s important to them, and where possible, adapt activities according to these to ensure activities offered are culturally appropriate and meet the needs of adolescent girls and women.
∎ Provide Psychosocial First Aid and non-judgmental support and services to adolescent girls and women.
∎ Assist with dignity kit distributions, appropriate messaging, and feedback from women and girls on dignity kits and other discretionary items provided.
∎ Conduct an introduction to SASA! Together training with community leaders and local activists.
∎ Identify local activists and community leaders, mentor, and support activists in developing and implementing activity plans.
∎ Build community activist skills in providing referrals and basic responses.
∎ Conduct deeper discussion groups with community activists and organize twice monthly-meeting.
∎ Conduct L&A feedback sessions with community leaders and local activists every quarterly and complete day-to-day community change trackers.
∎ Support in international day observation and event activities as needed.
∎ Report to the Senior Women’s Protection and Empowerment Officer weekly
∎ Build positive, productive, trusting connections with women and girls and their communities, ensuring to always maintain professional boundaries and humanitarian ethics.
∎ In collaboration with the WGSS team, conduct community outreach and engagement activities to build community support and buy-in for the Centers in a safe and appropriate manner, and awareness activities on GBV and its health consequences, promote available services to women and girls, and listen to them on barriers to accessing services.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 18 to 60 years
∎ At least 2-3 years of experience needed in the field of Gender and GBV prevention
∎ Ability to demonstrate a clear and genuine willingness to work and learn quickly and be committed to developing professionally in the field of GBV, in particular - supporting adolescent girls’ protection and women’s empowerment – essential.
∎ Clear understanding of SASA! Together methodology.
∎ Understanding of the impact and dynamics of men’s violence against women and girls, and a strong interest in working on women’s protection and empowerment.
∎ Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
∎ Strong communication and facilitation skills.
∎ Ability to keep records and write simple and basic reports of activities would be an added advantage.
∎ Excellent listening and observation skills, including the ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with survivors of all ages, backgrounds and diversity.
∎ Language spoken by population in need - essential; Good working knowledge of English – preferable, not essential.
∎ Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect in Centers always is essential.
∎ People who are familiar with the local dialect and local language will get preference.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Two retention benefit in a year equivalent to two basic salaries

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 15 Feb 2023

Company Information:
∎ 9 Feb 2023
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Address : 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar
∎ Web : https://www.rescue.org/
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.

Category: NGO/Development

: Standard of Professional ConductIRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.Gender Equality & Equal OpportunityWe are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Are you ready to join the most dynamic team?